Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft IIS

A web server for Windows Server used for hosting a wide variety of content on the web. The software provides a scalable and open architecture designed to handle demanding hosting tasks ranging from media streaming to complex web applications. It includes specific functional modules for compression, CORS, and URL rewriting to manage how traffic and data are handled. The system supports HTTP/2 and integrates with PowerShell Cmdlets for administrative automation. This product is deployed on Windows Server environments to serve as the primary infrastructure for managing and delivering web content to users. It is intended for system administrators and developers who require a manageable and secure environment for hosting services on the Windows platform.

Whether you want to cut software costs or escape vendor lock-in, these open source alternatives to Microsoft IIS give you an option you fully own. You can self-host them, so your data stays on infrastructure you control. This page lists 2 open source alternatives to Microsoft IIS. The most popular are Static Web Server and Ferron. Most use the Apache-2.0 or MIT license, and 2 offer an official Docker image.